Jesse Lewisohn (July 8, 1871 – November 30, 1918), was an American businessman involved in copper trading with Lewisohn Brothers, and an owner of racehorses.

Biography

Lewisohn was born in 1872 to Leonard Lewisohn and he had the following siblings: Walter Lewisohn, Frederick Lewisohn, Oscar Lewisohn (1884–1917), Lillie A. Lewisohn,

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, and

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. In 1908 he was in a car with

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and the car hit Sylvester T. Corning, the subsequent court case was settled by the

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. His father is of

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background. Lewisohn married Edna McCauley in

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. She had been a friend and companion of millionaire

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. Lewisohn died during the

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outbreak on November 30, 1918, at the Netherland Hotel in New York City.

References

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